2021-06-03 12:30:37 GMT2021-06-03 20:30:37(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ABUJA, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday called for global support to develop the resources in the Niger Basin area, home to over 160 million people who depend on the river as a means of sustenance.
The Niger River commonly called Djoliba in Guinea and Mali offers enormous development opportunities in the fields of agriculture, animal husbandry, fishing, fish farming, hydropower, hydraulics, and navigation, Buhari noted while declaring open the virtual 12th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Niger Basin Authority (NBA).
"It is, therefore, necessary to continue to promote its enormous potential for the benefit of our people, and to improve the socio-economic development of the region," the Nigerian leader said.